Frances R. Catanio
Frances is a senior editor at TheWeek.com, managing the website on the early morning shift and editing stories on everything from politics to entertainment to science and tech. She's a graduate of Yale and the University of Missouri journalism school, and has previously worked at TIME and Real Simple. You can follow her on Twitter and on Tumblr.
Latest articles by Frances R. Catanio
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Newsweek shutters its print magazine: First reactions
feature Editor-in-chief Tina Brown announces that the venerable weekly will publish its last ink-on-paper issue in December, and then become an all-digital enterprise
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8 logo revisions that had people howling
feature The University of California enrages alumni with its new mobile-friendly logo — a reminder of how oddly attached humans can get to their brands
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Boudoir photography: The divisive new wedding trend
feature More brides-to-be are stripping for the camera as a pre-wedding gift for their grooms. Is this just a regrettable fad or an empowering form of body art?
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8 fragrances you probably don't want to wear [Updated]
feature The fragrance industry puzzlingly makes it possible for you to smell like a pizza, Play Doh, a garage, and more
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The Massachusetts dog who won a restraining order against its owner's violent boyfriend
feature A new law in the Bay State gives courts the right to make protection orders inclusive of household pets
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The world's first driving school... for dogs
feature A New Zealand charity teaches canines how to operate cars, all in the name of pet adoption
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The Jerry Sandusky cover-up: 4 takeaways from a damning new report
feature After a seven-month investigation, Penn State releases a blistering report detailing how top officials failed to punish Jerry Sandusky for his sexual abuse of young boys
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Are EU sanctions on Assad's shopaholic wife merely 'symbolic'?
feature Officials ban Syria's globe-trotting first lady from continental Europe in an attempt to pressure the relentless regime to quit its brutal crackdown
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Should transgender contestants be banned from beauty pageants?
feature Jenna Talackova was disqualified from competing in Miss Universe Canada because she was born male. Tens of thousands say that's just plain wrong
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Anatomy of a campaign ad: 'Swiss bank account'
The Explainer Team Obama aggressively brands Mitt Romney as a heartless outsourcer who stashes his wealth in an opaque overseas account
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The first Twitter Olympics: By the numbers
feature The London Games were the first to take place since Twitter exploded, and boy, do tweeters love Usain Bolt and The Spice Girls
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Is Vertigo the greatest film of all time?
feature Rosebud, Schmosebud. In a respected once-a-decade ranking of history's best films, Hitchcock's classic knocks Citizen Kane from the top spot it held for 50 years
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Is a major earthquake going to hit Oregon?
feature A new study forecasts that the Beaver State could be rattled by a massive earthquake as powerful as Japan's devastating 2011 temblor
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HBO's The Girl: Was Alfred Hitchcock an 'evil' sexual deviant?
feature An upcoming HBO movie paints the director as abusive and vindictive towards his leading ladies, an account that Tippi Hedren — star of The Birds — corroborates
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Is South Dakota wrong to tell women that abortion could lead to suicide?
feature An appeals court inspires fury by ruling that women seeking abortions must be warned of an increased risk of suicide — despite shaky evidence of that link
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10 things you need to know today: February 17, 2013
Daily Briefing Rubio rejects Obama's immigration plan, Russia cleans up after meteor explosion, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 16, 2013
Daily Briefing Carnival gets hit with a Triumph lawsuit, Jesse Jackson Jr. is charged with fraud, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 8, 2012
Daily Briefing The Supreme Court agrees to examine gay marriage, Psy apologizes, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 10, 2012
Daily Briefing Obama pitches his fiscal plan to workers, Morsi gives the Egyptian army power to arrest, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: December 9, 2012
Daily Briefing Egypt's Morsi rolls back his power decree, Marquez knocks out Pacquiao, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 23, 2013
Daily Briefing Oscar Pistorius is released on bail, giant goldfish are discovered in Lake Tahoe, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 24, 2013
Daily Briefing NASCAR accident injures 28 people, Pistorius' brother is facing a homicide charge, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 3, 2013
Daily Briefing White House releases Obama skeet-shooting photo, Alabama hostage crisis drags on, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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10 things you need to know today: February 7, 2013
Daily Briefing Brennan heads to hearing for CIA post, Boy Scouts delay decision on gay ban, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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